Biofilms, ubiquitous bacterial communities embedded in a slimy matrix, are the oldest form of multicellularity on Earth; they ...

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Microplastics provide an excellent bacterial breeding ground that may be contributing to the growing problem of ...

In a startling discovery, a team of Boston University researchers found that bacteria exposed to microplastics became ...

Boston University researchers discovered that microplastics bolster bacteria's antibiotic resistance. The tiny plastic fragments, omnipresent on Earth, facilitate bacterial biofilm creation, thwarting ...

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The microscopic shards of plastic found in every corner of the planet may be exacerbating antibiotic resistance, a new study has found. Bacteria exposed to these ubiquitous fragments, known as ...

Microplastics-tiny shards of plastic debris-are all over the planet. They have made their way up food chains, accumulated in oceans, clustered in clouds and on mountains, and been found inside our ...

A recent study by Dr. Ashwin Ambi and the team has revealed a promising solution to the challenge of bacterial infections ...